Blogger Secret Santa

For the past five years Tracy over at The Printable Pony has organized an Equestrian Blogger Gift Exchange. This is my third year participating, and each year it has been a ton of fun! Thank you so much to Tracy for organizing every year, and thank you to all who participate. I feel like everyone really makes an effort to find just the right thing(s) for their chosen blogger, and it's super fun to see what everyone picks out for each other.
This year, I totally won the blogger lotto because my Secret Santa gift was from Allie at Rocking E Cowgirl.  I'm pretty sure Allie went a LITTLE over budget... Wait till you see everything in my gift!

First up, was a little something for the boys:

A whole bag of peppermint sticks! They were super excited to dive into those and said to tell Allie THANK YOU!!!!

Next was a gorgeous handmade item:

The horseshoe actually came from one of the horses at Allie's barn. I love upcycling, especially when it's something so pretty! I have this hanging in my house already.

Then there was this awesome tee:

It's actually the tee shirt she had made up for her barn. This is the back, and the front has the barn logo on the left side chest. I love this saying, and couldn't agree more. I think I'm going to take this with me to Florida so I can wear it before next summer.

And lastly, (this is where Allie definitely went above and beyond) a C4 belt!

By now, I'm sure you all are well aware of my C4 obsession, so this was a great addition to the collection. I even have the matching Ovation socks already!

Thank you, Allie, SO MUCH for this amazing gift. I LOVE LOVE LOVE everything you picked out for me!

I would love to show you all what I picked out for my recipient, but one of the items took a LONG time to arrive to me, so I don't think it's arrived to my giftee as of yet. I'm sure she'll post though, so keep an eye out!

Did you participate this year? Or do you take part in any other Secret Santa exchanges?

Equestrian Blogger Gift Exchange!

This is the second year I participated in the Blogger Gift Exchange hosted by Tracy at Fly on Over Eq. My gift came from Britt at House on a Hill.

Britt sent me a great smelling mason jar candle, a giant chocolate coin, and Mrs Pastures for the boys. I'm not sure if she knows how perfect that chocolate coin is for me! It's a Chanukah tradition to give chocolate gelt (chocolate money). Getting a giant one that came all the way from England was awesome! And also delicious. Yep, stuffed it down in one sitting. Moo. The boys loved the Mrs Pasture's too, can't go wrong there!
Thank you Britt, we loved our treats!

My giftee was Aimee from I am the Sprinkler Bandit. I found a great coupon code for a custom slider bead and decided a personalized bracelet would be the perfect gift. Aimee mentioned she liked blue so I chose that for the bracelet color. I went Instagram stalking and found an adorable photo of Aimee and Courage that I stole without permission cause surprises ya know? And I had that put on the bead. Then found some letters on Etsy to spell out Courage, and voila! Custom pony bracelet:

I did not remember to take a photo before sending it off, so I'm stealing Aimee's. Sorry Aimee, stealing your photos is becoming a habit of mine apparently... I stuck it in a stocking with some candy cane themed goodies for garnish.

This gift exchange is so much fun! I'm so glad Tracy keeps hosting. I really love seeing what everyone picks out for each other. The personalized gifts are my favorite. Everyone does such a great job finding just the right things for their giftees. Great job everyone! And thank you again Britt!

Equestrian Blogger Gift Exchange sponsored by Tracy from Fly On Over!

When Tracy from Fly On Over posted about her annual gift exchange, I jumped right on board! Blogger exchanges are my favorite! And an equestrian version? Yes please!
The rules were simple. We emailed Tracy to let her know we would like participate and included a paragraph to tell a little about ourselves. She would then send us each a name of a blogger to send a gift to. The price point was $20.00.
I sent my gift to Daphne from Snapshots of a Shauber. I took advantage of some great deals at Horseloverz.com and was able to find a surprising amount of goodies for $20! It was so fun to try and pick out items for someone I knew very little about.
The gift I received came from Molly at One Bud Wiser. Molly must have stopped on over here, because she found the PERFECT gift for me! Something I've actually been wanting but haven't bought.

First look was pretty enticing... See all that candy in there?! And here's the main event:

Infinity PUG scarf!!!!! I'm so excited about this thing I can't even stand it. It's soft and cozy and has PUGS ON IT!!!!!
Besides the scarf, there was a ton of Dove chocolate, which is my absolute favorite. It melts right in your mouth. So yummy! AND there were tutti fruity candy canes. When I was a kid, I always wanted those while my brother preferred the peppermint ones. But the last few years I haven't been able to find the real tutti fruity ones around here. We have all kinds of crazy flavors available but not these. I was SO excited they were in the box!
Thank you so much to Molly at One Bud Wiser for picking such awesome gifts for me!